Wichita State Goes To 35-0 With Rout Of Cal Poly

Wichita State's Cleanthony Early celebrates a 3-pointer during the first half against Cal Poly in the second round of the NCAA Tournament at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis on Friday, March 21, 2014. (Travis Heying/Getty Images)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cleananthony Early had 23 points and unbeatenWichitaState faced no resistance from Cal Poly, going to 35-0 for the best start in NCAA history with a 64-37 rout of Cal Poly in the Midwest Region on Friday night.

The Shockers (35-0) dominated from the tip-off against the only team with a sub-.500 record in the tournament. With the exception of Early, most of the glaring numbers were on defense. The losers managed 13 points in the first half and shot 21 percent.

Malik Love had nine points for Cal Poly (14-20), which won the Big West tournament as the No. 7 seed and beat Texas Southern in First Four game before being held to a season low for points. Chris Eversley, the Big West tourney MVP and coming off a 19-point game, was held to six points on 2-for-14 shooting.